- oneself; (attributive) one's own
- to play matchmaker; to act as a middleman
- marriage; CL:門|门[men2]
- just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that
- 这 zhè: 这 zhe4: (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)这 zhèi: 这 zhei4: (coll.) this
- several days
- 从 cóng: 从 cong2: from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor从 Cóng: 从 Cong2: surname Cong
- to enter the capital; to go to Beijing
- to handle (affairs); to work
- to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4]
- no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable; to understand; to realize
- why?; for what reason?
- call in (one's subordinates); summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview
- one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking
- to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- 要 yào: 要 yao4: to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important要 yāo: 要 yao1: (bound form) to demand; to coerce
- to take care of; to raise money; to attend to (guests, customers etc)
- immediately; at once; right away
- happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood
- 起来 qi lai: 起来 qi5 lai5: (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5]起来 qǐ lai: 起来 qi3 lai5: to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
- (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- military banner (often used figuratively, usually pejoratively, to mean "pretext" or "ostensible purpose"); flag signal; semaphore
- for; for the purpose of; in order to
- to make out; to see
- amazed; astonished; to surprise; amazing; astonishment; awe
- 连 lián: 连 lian2: to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even; company (military)连 Lián: 连 Lian2: surname Lian
- 称 chèn: 称 chen4: to fit; to match; to suit; (coll.) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [cheng4]称 chēng: 称 cheng1: to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise
- 没 mò: 没 mo4: drowned; to end; to die; to inundate没 méi: 没 mei2: (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
- trouble; difficulty; problem
- at the same time; simultaneously
- (of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show; expression; manifestation
- to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility); person in charge; manager; (old) butler (of a rich family); chief steward
- affair; matter; thing; business; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
- exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
- 把 bà: 把 ba4: handle把 bǎ: 把 ba3: to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
- this matter
- to take care of (a matter); to get (a task) done; to handle (a project) expeditiously
- although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
- merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
- to accept a gift; to receive presents
- 和 hé: 和 he2: (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese和 Hé: 和 He2: surname He和 hè: 和 he4: to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with others和 hú: 和 hu2: to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards和 húo: 和 huo2: to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]和 hùo: 和 huo4: to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
- someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)
- to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after